Bursaphelenchus xylophilus
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, commonly known as pine wood nematode or pine wilt nematode (PWN), is a species of nematode that infects trees in the Pinus genus of coniferous trees and causes the disease pine wilt.[1][2] While native to North America, it spread in the early 20th century to Japan and in the latter half of the century to other areas of Asia, including China, Taiwan, and Korea, as well as to Europe, including Portugal and Spain.[2][3]
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Bursaphelenchus xylophilus | |
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male with spicule visible | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Secernentea |
Order: | Aphelenchida |
Family: | Parasitaphelenchidae |
Genus: | Bursaphelenchus |
Species: | B. xylophilus |
Binomial name | |
Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (Steiner & Buhrer 1934) Nickle 1981 | |
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